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Lifedrink Co (TSE:2585) Beneish M-Score : -2.56 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Lifedrink Co Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lifedrink Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:2585' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.56   Med: -2.46   Max: -2.36
Current: -2.56

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lifedrink Co was -2.36. The lowest was -2.56. And the median was -2.46.


Lifedrink Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lifedrink Co's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Lifedrink Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Lifedrink Co Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.36 -2.56

Lifedrink Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Mar21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.56 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Lifedrink Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Lifedrink Co's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Lifedrink Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lifedrink Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lifedrink Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Lifedrink Co Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Lifedrink Co for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.2068+0.528 * 1.0106+0.404 * 0.6761+0.892 * 1.1915+0.115 * 1.238
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.076607-0.327 * 0.9578
=-2.56

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円4,397 Mil.
Revenue was 円30,250 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円12,760 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円10,905 Mil.
Total Assets was 円22,165 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円9,892 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,123 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円8,397 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円5,080 Mil.
Net Income was 円2,076 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円3,774 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円3,058 Mil.
Revenue was 円25,389 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円10,823 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円8,923 Mil.
Total Assets was 円17,133 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円6,646 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円960 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円7,720 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円3,156 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(4397 / 30250) / (3058 / 25389)
=0.145355 / 0.120446
=1.2068

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(10823 / 25389) / (12760 / 30250)
=0.426287 / 0.421818
=1.0106

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (10905 + 9892) / 22165) / (1 - (8923 + 6646) / 17133)
=0.061719 / 0.091286
=0.6761

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=30250 / 25389
=1.1915

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(960 / (960 + 6646)) / (1123 / (1123 + 9892))
=0.126216 / 0.101952
=1.238

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(0 / 30250) / (0 / 25389)
=0 / 0
=1

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((5080 + 8397) / 22165) / ((3156 + 7720) / 17133)
=0.608031 / 0.634798
=0.9578

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(2076 - 0 - 3774) / 22165
=-0.076607

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Lifedrink Co has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Lifedrink Co (TSE:2585) Business Description

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Address
3-3-10 Umeda, Osaka-shi Kita-ku, Umeda Dai Building, 10th floor, Osaka, JPN, 530-0001
Lifedrink Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacture and sales of beverage such as mineral water, tea-based beverages, carbonated beverages and others.

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